Itanagar, Mar 14 (PTI) Arunachal Pradesh Police has rescued three missing minor girls from Assam's Duliajan, officials said on Friday.

The girls — aged 14 to 15 years — boarded a train from Duliajan intending to reach Tinsukia but inadvertently arrived at Naharlagun railway station in Arunachal Pradesh on March 12, SP Mihin Gambo said.

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Police found the girls and provided safe shelter to them at Oju Shelter Home at Naharlagun, the SP added.

He said they contacted Duliajan police and their parents were traced.

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The girls were formally handed over to their parents at Papu Hills police station on Friday, the SP added.

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